Ten Indianapolis 500 starter rings belonging to Townsend Bell were stolen while was away from his Los Angeles-area home for the Rolex 24 event in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Bell, who also does racing analysis on television, told motorsport.com that his home was ransacked and many racing mementos were taken.

Bummer to not win another @Rolex24Hours. Even more bummed to get home after long 36 hours and find out my house was burglarized. Stole my 2014 Daytona Rolex and 10 indy500 rings Please@keep an eye out on eBay or pawn shops.

Bell, who finished fifth overall in the 24-racing event as part of a Ferrari team, said: "It’s like getting kicked in the nuts when you come home already shattered from being up for 36 hours."

He said his family wasn't home at the time, so there were no injuries.

He added: "They basically ransacked the house, the typical burglary scene you’ll see in a movie. They rifled through the drawers including the locked ones, ripped the safe out of the closet, took jewelry, cash and all the stuff that is small and easy to grab. Unfortunately that included my racing things.

“I’m not one who clings to personal possessions – I’m typically anti-clutter, in fact – but those little things are about the only mementos I was holding on to so I can give them to my kids some day. And I can’t imagine they have much value to anyone other than myself – I think they’re all engraved with my name – but to a thief in a scramble in the dark, they just look like jewelry so they got grabbed. Disappointing."

Bell, who last raced at Indy in 2016, has a best finish of fourth in 2009.